Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 12, 1977 Page: 1 of 12
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The Halm C unty Commls-
H xiert* Court met Monday
morning with Clerk MuKlnney
being ebt
.sent from his dutlet
by hu ther duties <■ district
clark by the pleadings being
sakun in lodge Ramsay's court.
I he court approved the bond
■ i u .Jitor,
I he court set die dale for
the county budget hearing as
jui.e 1 th at 1' a.m. They el-
to ier the second hearing on
Revenue 'haring to take place
tunc 23rd at 10 a. m.
The court voted to transfer
JIS, 000 from the General Fund
■ :hc .alary Fund.
The c *urt passed t. pay the
By George T. Bee knell
bills of school Supt. Ernest
Holman, to be paid ftotn the
Permanent School Fund the
amounts ot $172 to Potts Feed
Store fot posts and wire to put
a protective fence around the
newly-acquired school proper-
ty, and the amount of $2,584
to Leon Clark Plumbing Co.
fot work done on the lines at
the school.
The court tabled the request
ol Mickey Cooper, Justice of
the Peace Precinct 3, for a
raise from the $1.00 per month
that he receives now.
They passed until Friday to
discuss and take action on the
matter of paying notary fee
EMORY BAPTIST PRESENTS
MOTHER OF THE YEAR
The tutor) baptist Church
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voted by secret ballot for
tltelr annual “Mother of the
Year. " Their eh.ice was an-
nounced May 8th m Mother's
Day. Mrs. Johnnie Slone (Jan)
was chosen. Jan is the wile of
Minnie stone. They have
two children, Joiuttue Alan
anJ Joannic Kay. They have
been members of Fmory Bap-
tist Church for 8 years.
In 1976 Mother of the Year
was Mrs. H. D. Bryant. She
was honored with a corsage
•nd much esteem for being
M..oiler of the Year for 1376,
MRS. Ji UN.MIE STONE (JAN) WAS VOTED BY THE EMORY
Baptist Church members to be their “Mother of the Year" for
1977, —Biuto Contributed
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for tax deputies.
The sheriff and Deputy Rob-
erts appeared before the court
to talk about the inequities ot
cf the lawman's pay compared
to other counties. Their pleas
fell on unsympathetic ears.
The best the commissions™
could promise was that they
would try to do something at
the budget hearing on the 10th
. Deputy Rob
of June. Deputy Roberta pre-
viously said he was going to
resign on the 31st of May,
Mb. Claud Willis, who re-
cently went on to be with out
I >rd, U M L : 11 1
for 1975. Her Chri tan I
shows through her famtlv and
friends,
Mb. Ada Panter was the Mo-
ther of the Year in 1974. This
was the fiBt >oar Emoty Bap-
tist Chinch presented tins
honor. It was fitting that Mrs.
Panter be our first Mother of
the Year. Het love of God,
her church, her family and
friends made her ur flnt Mo-
ther of the Year. Mrs. Panter
has also gone on to be with
the Lord.—Repotted
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Mid he would wait until the
Uth of June.
Elmet Sparks appeared to
talk about crime. After read-
ing a statement suggesting
that Commissioner Daugherty
liasd violated the law by not
paling a warning flag on a
hole in a culvert on a toad in
Commissioner Daugherty's
precinct. He also questioned
the bid that was accepted sy
Commissioner Daugherty,
stating that Commissioner
Daugherty was a friend ol the
salesman fot the company that
sold the equipment. The
Judge asked If there was any
discussion on the request that
the other commissioners cen-
sure and bring charges against
Commissioner Daugherty,
Each commissioner said they
had no knowledge of the road.
The Judge told Mr. Sparks that
the road was going to be fixed
as Com mils! oner Daugherty
said he had some work done
tlteic last week ptepotatory to
flrmg the culvert. Mr. Sparks
accused the court of having a
closed mind and said he would
be at the Tuesday session with
the sheriff.
The court voted to recess un-
til Tuetday morning at I0|00
o'clock.
ALL-SPORTS
BANQUET TO
BE MAY 14th
The Rains Wildcat Booster
Club invites patents and in-
terested persons to attend the
annual All-Sports Banquet
to be held Saturday, May 14,
7t30 p. m. In the school's
cafetorlum.
All recognized athletes trill
be admitted free to the ban-
quet. All members of the
football, basketball, volley-
ball, golf, tennis, track and
baseball teams will receive
acknowledgement.
This year for the first time
an outstanding girl athlete
and an outstanding boy athlete
will be announced by head
coach and athletic director
Ronald Mays.
The Wildcat P aste; Club i.
proud to sponsor this memora-
tlve occasion for Rains High
School's well-deserved ath-
letes. W’e especially urge the
patents to attend to see tlietr
own athlete attain recognition.
--Reported
MRS- M- O. BRYANT, EMURT BAPTIST CHURCH “MOTHER
the Year" for the year 197B.—Photo by Jan Stone
OPEN PLAYDAY
SAT, MAY 14th
The Rains Riding Club will
have an Open Playday May 14
at 7|30 p.m.
Events will be stakes, flags,
straightaway barrels as the
special event, and cloverleaf
barrels.
FlBt-placc trophy, second-
thru 6th-place ribbons will be
given in the 3 regular events.
A 60-lb. uck of feed will be
given In the special event In
each of the two age groups.
A high-point trophy and club
trophy will be given. Entry fee
Is 50*.
The concession stand will be
open. Make plans to be
there. —Reported
THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1977
PUBI 1SHED EVERY THURSDAY
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Staci Fletcher lynn ™arp
To Compete On RECE,VES MUS,C
M , SCHOLARSHIP
TV May 14th
TRANSPORTATION—America's Lifelines. That Is the slogan
for National Transportation Week which will be celebrated May
15—21st this year. That slogan will be appearing on thousands ot
a ofl
Maintenance Foreman of the total office
bumpers all over the State
Texas, Here, Johnny Kemp,
■ of the State Dept, cf
Highways and Public Transportation, applies a sticker to a
department vehicle,--Photo Contnl uted —Repotted
FUNFRAL SERVICES HELD FRIDAY
FOR ERMON M. HALL
Funeral services for Ermon
M. Hall, native resident ol
Rains County, he son of Rains
pioneer residents and a highly-
esteemed citizen, were held
Friday morning in the Emory
Baptist Church. The Rev,
Clyde Passons officiated.
He died in a McKinney hos-
pital Tuesday night.
He was born In Raita Cuuuty
June 7, 1898. Him?*rents
were B. R. and Laura Vincent
Hall.
He was a retired farmer. He
was so acquainted with Mother
Nature's flowers, trees, grow-
ing things and lived close to
the soil.
He was married to Miss Lessle
Russell December 17, 1924,
who survives along with one
sort, E. M. Hall Jt., Pointj
five grandchildren, Laura Hall,
Lisa Hall of Blakeney, stave
Hall >f Jactaonvllle, Carolyn
Conn of Nacogdoches, and
Betty Terrell, Bristow, Okla,
Also a daughter, J yee Hall
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Pallbearers were Rob Wilson,
Cecil Smith, Floyd Greene,
Geetge Drollu, Johnny Kuaet-
ter and Frank Davis.
Burial was In the Ptotpect
Cemetery under the direction
of LyBrand Funeral Home of
Point.
Rains County champion vtad
Fletcher of Rains Junior High
•nd 26 other N rth Texas coun-
ty champions will compete
Saturday, May 14th, in the 19th
annual Dallas Morning News
Regional Spelling Bee.
The competition will be tele-
vised live beginning at li|30
a. i:.. oaturday OH VvTAA-TV
Channel 8. At stake will be
more than $2,000 in prizes and
.he right to represent the Dallas
region at the National Spelling
Bee June 6-1 in Washington,
D.C.
Staci, a 12-year-old sixth
grader at Rains Junior High, is
the daughter of Mrs. Dtane
Fletcher of Emory and Max
Fletcher of Emory. She it one
. f *( t> . alioat cly . ■, ' -o illUt-
through eighth-grade students
who participated In The Dallas
Newt Regional spelling Bee
program at the classroom
level.
The Dallas regional cham-
pion will win an all-expense-
paid trip to Washington for
himself and a sponsor as guests
ol The Dallas News, a 30-
volume set of the Encyclopedia
Britannica, a Zenith Allegro
stereo sound tyitem, the Ameri-
can Heritage DlctTxsary of the
English Language and the 1977
World Almanac.
The regional runner-up will
receive a Zenith Allegro stereo
sound system, Webster's Col*
'rgltte Tit .jnary and Web-
ster's Collegiate TbeMurus.
All county champions will re-
ceive Zenith portable FM-AM
radios.
LYNN THARP
Lynn Dale Tharp, a senior at
Rains High School, was recent-
ly awarded a scholarship by
the Music Dept, of Hill Jtxilot
College In Hillsboro,
Lynn was awarded a scholar-
ship in band and choir, which
wtT pay foi ail tees, tuition
and books needed In Ills
courses,
Lynn has been a member of
Rains High School Band for the
post 5 years. --Repotted
ALBA TEACHER
BARNEY H00T0N
RETIRING JULY 31
Barney Hooton, agriculture
teacher at Alba-Golden High
School, is retiring July 31st
of this year after giving 37
yean of dedicated service to
education. Eleven of those
years were spent at Alba High
School. In 1966 the schools of
Alba and Golden were consoli-
dated where Hooton remained
as the agriculture teacher for
the next 20 years.
Before coming to Alba, Mr.
Hooton had graduated from
Texas A & M in 1939 with a
degree in Agricultural Educa-
tion. Later that same year he
began his educational career
at Alba High School until he
Joined the armed services
(Air Force) In 1942. During
his four years of active duty
With die Air Force, 111 served
as a pilot Instructor. After
leaving the Air Force he be-
came employed by American
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1947 Mr. Hooton came back
to Wood County, serving as
the county supervise! for rhetr
vocational sch.xvl. Finally in
1943 he ieturned to the Alba
School.
Mr. Hooton has also rendered
his time and talents as one of
the mayors and city council-
Aiba, a Major in the
Air Force Reserve anu a 32nd
degree Mason.
The 37th annual Patent-
Member Agriculture Banquet
was held this past week as Mr.
Hooton was honored with a
plaque ieeogittzlitg his 37 yeats
of service to education, which
was presented by Pete Wright,
president of the school board.
His students also presented
him with a plaque expressing
their appreciation fot his ser-
vice of 31 years in the Alba-
Golden School.
Originally from Dalngrrfield,
Mr. Hooton and his wife. Mar-
have made Alba their
Montgomery
Wins Medol At
Stote UIL Meet
Sumy Montgomery, con-
tinuing in the same excellent
typing style as in District and
Regional meets, tanked No. 3
at the State UIL Meet which
wav held in Austin on Saturday,
May 7th. She was awarded a
beautiful brtxize medal.
Participation tn the State
UIL Meet is the culmination
at much effort and dedication
and a student who teaches tins
peak of achievement feels
richly re welded. —Reported
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HAVE YOU SEEN THIS BEAUTIFUL AFGHAN ON DISPLAY AT
Terry's Furniture Store?Go by and have a look at this gilt
made and donated to our fire dept, by Peggy Arnold. The
coIob from pale pink to a deep red are so very typical of the
way a file can begin and does begin. Please donate one dollar
to your fire dept, to be eligible for the drawing for this work of
att. Mrs. Inez Hughes in the stare will be glad to take your
donation or sec any of your local firemen. —Joan D. Spence
-•Leader Staff Photo by Mattie Sisk
STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING AT
POINT CO OP GIN
The annual meeting at the
stockholders will be held in
•he Gin office on Friday at
8t00 p, m., May 27th,
Come and give support to
your organize'loo. Point Co-
t)p Gjt at Point, Texas.
ARTHUR IVY
honW. They are the parents of
M“. Hoot- classes for this session will be
four grown chl'dren.
an plans to coiiinuc lilt wuik
with the Samedan 'Til Corp.
as well as tarm after ills retire-
icm this summer,
—Aufcry Humphrey, supt.
Alba-Golden IsD
REGISTER FOR
SUMMER LADIES
SLIMNASTICS
Registration for the summer
session of Ladies ‘tlimnastlcs
will be held on Monday, May-
16, at :00 p. m. In the ele-
mentary gym at the school.
This night has been reserved for
registration only, with classes
beginning Monday, May 23,
and cooing j-.e 39th.
The one-hour classes will be
heid two nays a week on Mon-
days and Thursdays. The tenta-
tive time schedule Is as fol-
lows! Mon, & Thuts. 10*00-
lltOO a. m., beginning and
advanced sllmnasrlcs; Mon. &
Thurs. 6i30-7|30 p. m., be-
ginning slirnnastics; Mon. &
Thurs. ~|3o-9|30 p. m., ad-
vanced slirnnastics.
These ’ime periods will be
confirmed at registration on
May 16th. The cost of the
hums Ridino Club
To Moot May T7th
The Rains Riding Club will
ha ve the regular monthly
meeting May 17 a: -jOO p. rn.
at the arena. We urge all
members to be present and all
SHERIFFS
OFFICE REP0R1
By Gemgu T. Eecknell
The sites iff tepefied that dur-
ing the week there were four
arrests -t public ini<sxicaiton«
one ter driving while lntoxl-
old members who wish to renew cared| one far no driven ti-
their membership will be ap- cense. There was me In sail
predated. — Reported Monday morning.
$9 since we will meet two
days a week.
Ftsr further Informer) nn -»
questions, you may contact
Mrs. Judy Davidson at 473-
29C8.
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STANDING fN FRONT OT THE NEW POINT FIRE TRUCK ARE
Firemen Rolen Carter (left) and Charles Rhodes. In the auction
Saturday, over $800 was raUrd for the Point Fire Dept.
—Leader Staff Phh’: by Kathleen Beckncll
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Becknell, Kathleen Hill. Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 12, 1977, newspaper, May 12, 1977; Emory, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth846804/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rains County Library.